Biphasic changes in autonomic nervous activity during pregnancy

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 323-329

  Kuo, C D ^a,b   Chen, G Y ^b,c   Yang, M J ^a   Lo, H M ^c   Tsai, Y S ^d  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAO YUAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular system, effects; Heart, heart rate; Parasympathetic nervous system; Pregnancy; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FREQUENCY MODULATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECUMBENCY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUPINE POSITION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UTERUS; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0034000153     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bja.a013433     Document Type: Article

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